Sue Bird Hits A Hot Half Court Shot

 Check out this Sue Bird video:

 Damn if that wasn't the best looking backwards half court shot in basketball history. Put her in the Hall of Fame right now. 

 Game 3 of the WNBA Finals is Thursday night. Bird's Storm visit the Atlanta Dream who are down 2-0 in the best of 5 series. 

Sue Bird's Game Winner Over Phoenix

 Sue Bird hit a game winning 3 point dagger with 2.8 seconds left, capping a 15 point run, and giving her Seattle Storm a playoff series win over the reigning champion Phoenix Mercury. The Storm had been down by as many as 19 points. They were led in scoring by Swin Cash with 23 points. Diana Taurasi led the Mercury with 28 points. 

 Bird, Cash and Taurasi are all products of Geno Auriemma's UConn program which boasted five women between the two rosters.  

  LeBron James tweeted, "Wow what a shot by Sue Bird!! Bang bang," immediately after the game.

 Kerry Rhodes, safety for the Arizona Cardinals tweeted, "That was a great game big shot from sue bird but these women can play man!! WNBA is real and should be respected."

 NFL players and the reigning NBA MVP are watching womens' hoops on a Sunday afternoon and amped after the game. The Storm are fun to watch. Three time MVP Lauren Jackson, Swin Cash & Sue Bird are their big three answer to LeBron's Miami Heat and they play fantastic basketball together. They haven't lost a home game all year, setting a WNBA record. 

 The Storm have already advanced to the WNBA Finals before the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream have even started.

 If you want to see basketball teamwork & heart at a high level, don't sleep on Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm. 

    

Basketball is Kosher cool

    

  LeBron James should've made a show about how he decided to take his talents to Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto. I heard Mel Gibson & Dan Gilbert are collaborating on a vitriolic audio response to LeBron's change of faith. But it ain't like James is the only baller checking out Yahweh on the way to wins.

 Sue Bird has been one of the best PGs in the WNBA for 9 seasons. A dual U.S./Israeli citizen, Bird has won a WNBA title, 2 Olympic gold medals, 2 college championships at UConn and 2 championships in Russian and European leagues. 

 

 Jordan Farmar's two Laker championships give him more rings than any Jewish player in NBA history. Farmar can't yet afford the $100,000 it costs to meet up with Rabbi Pinto, but maybe he'll get a local discount once his New Jersey Nets move to Brooklyn.

 Orthodox Jew Idan Ravin is one of the top private trainers of NBA players. He's worked with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Jason Richardson and accepts whatever payment they think is fair, roughly $1000 to $2000 per week. His methods include throwing tennis balls at shooters, pushing dribblers off balance, and constantly attacking players' psyches, making them ready for difficult NBA battles. 

 Omri Casspi became the first Israeli first round draft pick in NBA history in 2009. 6'9" Casspi had 14.7 points and 4.7 boards in 24 mpg during his rookie year with the Kings. Casspi could be just a summer visit to Ravin away from a breakout year. 

 And now there's Amar'e. Speaking Hebrew. Rocking a yarmulke. Stoudemire even said he's planning to fast on Yom Kippur as long as it doesn't fall on a game day. Once he checks the calendar and sees that Yom Kippur will never fall on a regular season or playoff game day, he will be a full on fasting Jew.

 Sue Bird y'all.